The Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum, 390 Summit Rd., Exeter, offers two craft workshops this week. A “make your own ring-and-pin game” program is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 1 p.m. Participants learn the history and culture of local tribes while exploring nature and creating a traditional toy. A shell art native craft workshop takes place Saturday, Aug. 16, at 11 a.m. Participants learn about coastal tribes while drawing eastern woodland native designs on quahog shells. Materials are included and workshops are free with museum admission ($5, students/seniors $4, children 4 and younger free). Register by calling 491-9063 or at tomaquagmuseum.com.

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope St., Bristol, offers a sea glass workshop Saturday, Aug. 16, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The cost is $30, members $25, and includes all materials. Registration is required. The center has a nature craft table for children every Saturday through Aug. 30, 10 a.m. to noon. The center is free with admission ($6, children 4-12 $4, children 3 and younger/ASRI members free). 949-5454; asri.org.

Fayerweather House, 1859 Mooresfield Rd., Routes 138 and 108, Kingston, hosts a “working with wood” demonstration and workshop with Tom Schwab Tuesday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m., for ages 10 or older. An American sign language note cards demonstration and workshop with Carolyn and Emily Maxwell takes place Saturday, Aug. 16, at 10 a.m. The demonstrations are free; there is small fee for the workshops. Registration is requested at 789-9072 or visit Facebook.com/Fayerweather-CraftGuild.

It’s nature craft day at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Kettle Pond Visitor Center, 50 Bend Rd., Charlestown. Visitors can stop by Saturday, Aug. 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to take part in the free craft program and activities exploring wild, sometimes slimy creatures and the habitats they live in. 847-5511; fws.gov.

Exhibits

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum, 101 Ferry Rd., Bristol, hosts a special exhibit, “Sculpture Embraces Horticulture,” that features site-specific sculptures for the mansion created by Allison Newsome, Charissa Brock, Kit Clews, Peter Diepenbrock, George Sherwood and Judith Kollo. A gala celebration will be held Saturday, Aug. 16, from 6 to 11 p.m. In conjunction with the exhibit, “intimate tours” will be held Thursdays at 3 p.m. through Aug. 28. Newsome, the show’s curator, tells the story behind the exhibit, shares information about each artist and discusses the process of creating a large-scale sculpture installation. Tours are $25, Blithewold members $20. 253-2707; blithewold.org.

“Flutterby: Butterflies in Bloom” continues through Sept. 1 at the Roger Williams Park Zoo greenhouse, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, and features hundreds of free-flying native North American butterflies. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $3 in addition to zoo admission ($14.95, 62+ $12.95, children 3-12 $9.95, children 2 and younger/members free). rwpzoo.org.

“David Rogers’ Big Bugs” exhibition runs through Oct. 26 at the Heritage Museum and Gardens, 67 Grove St., Sandwich, Mass. The sculptures include three ants, a dragonfly and damselfly, an assassin bug, a praying mantis, a spider on a web and a daddy longlegs, all placed in interesting landscape settings through the grounds. (508) 888-3300; heritagemuseumsandgardens.org.

Workshops/Lectures

The topics “Preservation Futures” and “The Road to Immortality: Adaptive Reuse of Past and Present” will be presented by Randall Mason, chairman of historic preservation at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design, and Liliane Wong, chairwoman of interior architecture, division of architecture and design at Rhode Island School of Design, Friday, Aug. 15, 9 to 11 a.m. at the Stanford White Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody St., Newport. The event is part of the van Beuren Charitable Foundation’s “Landscapes and Built Environment” speakers series, “The Future of Historic Cities: Perspectives on Managing Change.” The event is free. RSVP at vbcfoundation.org; questions 619-5910.

Tours

The University of Rhode Island Botanical Gardens offers weekly after work tours hosted by Gabrielle Torphy, head gardener, and Brian Maynard, a horticulture professor, on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. through Sept. 16. Visitors should meet at the Gazebo by the Mallon Outreach Center, 3 East Alumni Ave., Kingston, on the campus. Each tour lasts about one hour. A donation of $5 per person is suggested (children 14 and younger free). 874-5853; gtorphy@mail.uri.edu.

Governor Henry Lippitt House Museum, 199 Hope St., Providence, offers guided tours every Friday through October, at 11 a.m., noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Admission is $10, children 12 and younger free, students $5, active military personnel free. Guided tours for other days and for groups must be scheduled in advance. 453-0688; LippittHouse.org.

Visitors to the Carpenter Museum, 4 Locust Ave., Rehoboth, can try their hands at cross-stitch, learn about candle and soap making and make a sachet with herbs from the museum garden at the museum’s “Let’s Play House” summer activity center. Hours are Tuesday and Thursday 1 to 4 p.m. and Sunday 2 to 4 p.m. (508) 252-3030; carpentermuseum.org.

The Rhode Island Historical Society offers a Benefit Street: Mile of History Tour Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; a Benefit Street: Women Who Made a Difference tour Wednesdays and a Benefit Street: Literary Walk Fridays. All tours start at 11 a.m. and run through Oct. 31. The cost is $15, seniors $12, RIHS members/students $10, children 8 and younger free. A Summer on South Main Tour is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 14, at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $10. 331-8575; rihs.org.

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge, 99 Pardon Joslin Rd., Exeter, hosts a children’s garden exploration Friday, Aug. 15, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The program includes stories, games and activities to explore the garden, and participants make a small craft to take home. The cost is $10, ASRI members $8.

A summer plants and wildflowers tour takes place Saturday, Aug. 16, 1 to 3 p.m., at the Fort Nature Wildlife Refuge, 1443 Providence Pike (Route 44), North Smithfield. Attendees, who will learn to identify a number of summer plants and flowers, should bring their favorite guide, water and insect repellent. The cost is $12, ASRI members $8. Registration is required for both programs. 949-5454; asri.org.

Linden Place Museum, 500 Hope St., Bristol, offers its “Tales of the Slave Trade” guided walking tour of Bristol Saturday, Aug. 16, at 10 a.m. The tour, leaving from the museum, continues through the center of historic Bristol to the waterfront on Thames Street, pointing out significant sites tied to Bristol’s lengthy and profitable involvement in the slave trade. The tour ends at historic DeWolf Tavern, for questions. The cost is $20, $15 for Linden Place members, and includes a complimentary drink at the tavern. Reservations are required. 253-0390; lindenplace.org.

Roger Williams Park Botanical Gardens, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, is open for tours Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the last ticket sold at 3:30 p.m. Admission is $3, children 6-12 $1, children 5 and younger free. 785-9450.

Prescott Farm, 2009 West Main Rd., Middletown, offers soil testing and garden help Sundays through September, 10 a.m. to noon. University of Rhode Island Master Gardeners provide a free analysis of soil samples from visitors’ gardens and answer questions. To obtain the soil sample, use a clean trowel and combine smaller samples from several areas of the property to be tested. Take samples from a depth of 3 to 4 inches for lawns, 6 to 8 inches for vegetables and flowers, and 12 to 18 inches for fruit trees. Do not sample soil that has been recently fertilized, limed or is very wet. Take about one cup of soil and spread it on a piece of paper to dry overnight. Put the soil in a small zip-close bag, write your name on the bag and the type of plants you wish to grow. 846-4152, ext. 122; newportrestoration.org.

It’s Textile Weekend at Old Sturbridge Village Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 16 and 17, with the focus on crafts created from needles, including yarn sewing covers for foot stools, knitting lace, weaving fabric for households, netting and more. There will also be an opportunity to take a tour of the new textile exhibit, with examples of knitting, netting, tambour work, crochet, yarn sewing and embroidery from the Old Sturbridge Village Collection. osv.org/event/textile-weekend.

Environment

The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation hosts Eco-Depot Saturday, Aug. 16, at RIRRC, 65 Shun Pike, Johnston, 8 a.m. to noon, and at 2 Bear Swamp Rd., East Greenwich, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eco-Depot is a free service that allows for proper handling, packaging, storing, transportation and disposal of household hazardous waste. The collection is free to Rhode Island residents. To help reduce time spent in line, appointments should be made. 942-1430, ext. 241; rirrc.org.

Westport Cultural Council shows a free film, “More Than Honey,” Thursday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Dedee Shattuck Gallery, One Partner’s Lane, Westport. The documentary investigates the global phenomenon of why bees are in danger of extinction. Guest speaker Wayne Andrews, former Bristol County mosquito control director and master beekeeper with the Bristol County Beekeepers Association, will add background and context. westportculturalcouncil.org; dedeeshattuckgallery.com.

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island presents a program, “Attack of the Invasives,” Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at its Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge, 12 Sanderson Rd., Smithfield. Invasive species is rated among environmentalists as one of the most pressing environmental problems in the world today. The presentation introduces participants to the many “invasives” in Rhode Island, how to combat these aliens on ASRI refuges and learn what can be done to help reduce the problem. The cost is $12, ASRI members $8. 949-5454; asri.org.

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope St., Bristol, offers an Eco Stories and Art program that includes a nature story and nature craft Saturday, Aug. 16, at 10 a.m. There is no registration for this all-ages program. 949-5454; asri.org.

JAN FLANAGAN

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